Brian Sanders Art

Thomas Birch is considered one of the earliest American Marine painters of importance both in his own time and historically, forming the foundation of what would become a great American Maritime movement in the successive years of the 19th century. Born in England, Birch started as a landscape painter but after the War of 1812 he turned to marine subjects, taking inspiration from the best of both English and Dutch maritime traditions but refining these techniques into a very recognizable style all his own. The work featured here is a classic of Birch's later period, when he focused specifically on maritime subjects, mainly the busy waterways of Philadelphia Harbor. Here we see one of those scenes- a series of ships plying their trade, all framed by the city as it sits across the Delaware River, with the tall, white spire of what is either Independence Hall or Christ Church to the left of the main vessel. The details of the city are particularly good in this painting, with the wharf building to the left and the long line of buildings all along the shore. The American Merchant Bark at the center of this painting is rendered in excellent detail, from her house flag and pennant, to her rigging and sails, and down to her deck filled with the activity of crewmembers readying the ship to head out, her gilt billet...

Title of the work: Costa Brava Artist: Rafael Durán Benet Technique: Oil on canvas mounted on board Dimensions: 15 x 18 inches Support: Board Condition: Unframed Period: 1990s ...

Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Landscape - Oil on canvas on board Oil measurements 46x38 cm. Frameless. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan painter,...

**TECHNICAL SHEET** - **Author:** Rafael Durán Benet (1931-2015) - **Title:** Robledo - **Technique:** Oil on canvas mounted on board - **Dimensions:** 13 x 16 in - **Framed:** No -...

Title: Light Through Pergolas Artist: Rafael Durán Benet (1931-2015) Technique: Oil on canvas board Dimensions: 13 x 16 in (painting) / 15 x 18 in (with frame) Year of Creation: ...

The painting Sailing Yacht by Ron Mitchel is an exquisite oil on canvas laid on board, capturing the dynamic energy and serene beauty of a sailing yacht at sea. The composition is bo...

Richard Guy Walton (1914-2005) Desert landscape painting Oil on canvas board "Desert Verbena" 16 x 20 unframed, 23.75 x 27.5 framed

One feels very small yet peaceful strolling among Sequoia Sempervirens, California’s oldest living residents. And if that’s not enough to make a human feel insignificant, these coast...

An artist who knew the vessels he painted firsthand, Baltimore artist Otto Muhlenfeld has captured the Great Lakes Steam Tug CALUMET in a colorful, working profile. Her American Ensi...

Abel LAUVRAY (1870-1950) Rome, the Arch of Titus Oil on cardboard mounted on canvas Size: 48 x 65 cm Signed lower right Painting in good condition. A few fine cracks without liftin...

Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Lovers - Oil on canvas on board Oil measurements 38x46 cm. Frameless. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan painter, ne...

Frame size 73x81 cm. Oil on canvas laid on cardboard. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan painter, nephew of the also painter Rafael Benet. He is a di...